Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

"How dare you ask?" Qi Ning asked, her face full of shame and indignation.

Looking at Qi Ning's slightly shy expression, Gao Yan felt his heart was captivated.

He had never truly appreciated her beauty before, but now he did.

He apologized softly for the offense he had caused at the New Year's Eve dinner: "It was my fault."

Qi Ning's expression softened slightly after hearing his words.

"So, you were drunk that night, and you've come to apologize to me today?"

“Of course not,” Gao Yan denied outright. “I wasn’t drunk. I was perfectly sober that night.”

“You…” Qi Ning’s brows furrowed again.

Gao Yan said directly, "Don't you understand? I want to be with you."

This "together" is not literally what it means; they all understand.

Qi Ning looked at him in disbelief: "Are you alright? I am your father's concubine!"

"so what?"

Gao Yan was quite composed.

"You don't genuinely like him; you're just using him. In that case, what's the difference between using him and using me?"

"Of course I did. I did try to take advantage of you back then, but you rejected me. Now it's too late. Don't you think it's absurd for you to say these things to me now?"

Gao Yan closed his eyes.

He truly regretted what had happened before. If he hadn't refused to accept Qi Ning, Qi Ning wouldn't have approached his father, and things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Gao Yan never imagined that one day he would regret his past actions so much, and that he would develop feelings for a woman he once looked down upon.

This is probably just fate playing tricks on us.

But Gao Yan didn't think it was too late; in his view, there was still a chance.

He gazed at Qi Ning and said slowly, "It's not too late now."

"Didn't you ask me why I abandoned the merit of saving the emperor on the day I returned from Lingshan Palace to the palace, and instead went to save you? I've thought it through. In my heart, your safety is a thousand times, a hundred times more important than the merit of saving the emperor."

Qi Ning seemed surprised by Gao Yan's words, and she stammered without saying anything.

Gao Yan coaxed her gently, saying, "What's wrong with you being with me? Your father is getting old. Have you ever thought about what your situation will be like in the harem after your father passes away and you lose his protection? How will the other concubines treat you?"

"You don't mean you want to rely on the Jiang family and Gao Yun, who are your enemies. That's even more impossible."

"Only I can protect you." Gao Yan held Qi Ning's hand.

"Think about it carefully, am I right?"

Qi Ning remained silent for a while, and just when Gao Yan thought she had taken his words to heart, she suddenly pushed him away.

"I do not want to!"

As she spoke, she was about to open the door and leave.

Gao Yan's brow twitched, and he immediately grabbed Qi Ning's waist, pulling her back into his arms.

"Let go of me!" Qi Ning shoved him. "Why did you have the right to humiliate me when you didn't accept me back then? Why should I agree to be with you now that you want to be with me? You're shameless!"

Gao Yan understood; Qi Ning still minded what had happened before.

He could allow Qi Ning to hold grudges against him for things from the past, but he wouldn't allow her to push him away. As long as she could be with him, she had plenty of time to hold grudges.

Gao Yan has always been a very goal-oriented person. Once he sets his mind on something, he will do everything he can to get it, using all sorts of methods, both soft and hard.

Since all his previous words had been useless, he didn't want to waste any more breath.

Gao Yan chuckled: "Yes, I am indeed shameless."

He actually admitted that he was shameless. Qi Ning seemed to be shocked by Gao Yan's shamelessness and froze slightly in his arms.

Gao Yan took the opportunity to hug her even tighter, and asked her with his eyes lowered, "Do you still remember that day in the palace, you asked me a question?"

"W-what?"

Qi Ning didn't understand what he was trying to say.

"You ask me if I still want the throne."

Qi Ning recalled that she did seem to have asked that question.

She didn't know why Gao Yan suddenly brought this up, when she heard him say, word by word:

"I'll tell you the answer now: I want both the throne and you!"

"you……"

After Gao Yan finished speaking, he lowered his head and kissed Qi Ning fiercely.

Qi Ning had only uttered one word when Gao Yan cut him off.

Qi Ning struggled and kicked in his arms, but Gao Yan endured it all. He was not going to let go, nor did he stop kissing her.

Gao Yan's kissing skills were really not good; he was reckless and impulsive. Qi Ning bit him, and the taste of blood spread in her mouth. Gao Yan only paused for a moment before kissing her back even more fiercely.

He kissed Qi Ning until her face was flushed and she was struggling to breathe. Her struggles gradually stopped, and she went limp in his arms.

Gao Yan sensed that Qi Ning was less resistant, so he went all the way and picked her up, carrying her to the inner bedroom.

He placed Qi Ning on the bed and then waved to lower the bed curtains.

Qi Ning tried to sit up, but he pressed her down again.

"Gao Zhen..."

"Ah."

Gao Yan responded, but his movements didn't stop. He buried his head in Qi Ning's delicate neck and reached out to untie the sash around her waist.

He was self-taught; he could do everything simply because of his male instincts.

Just as they got to the main topic, Gao Yan suddenly froze.

He noticed something, cupped Qi Ning's face in his hands, and asked, "You... how..."

Qi Ning didn't answer, glared at him, and turned her head away from him.

Gao Yan looked at the bright red stain on the bed sheet and instantly understood everything.

His already burning heart instantly became even hotter, and his eyes shone with surprise.

At this point, Gao Yan certainly couldn't continue to ask questions. He lowered his head to kiss Qi Ning and continued doing what he hadn't finished.

After a long while, things finally calmed down inside the bed curtains.

Gao Yan held Qi Ning in his arms and finally asked her, "Can you tell me now? What happened? You and Father..."

Qi Ning scoffed: "What else could it be? Your father has been dead for a long time."

Gao Yan had already guessed it.

The reason why the two women he sent to the palace were not favored by his father, the emperor, was now known.

Gao Yan had no doubt about Qi Ning's words, but was secretly delighted, and looked at Qi Ning with gentle eyes.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a scar on Qi Ning's fair shoulder.

He reached out and touched it.

Gao Yan had just noticed that Qi Ning's body was covered with scars of all sizes. Although they were obviously old scars and the marks were very faint, her fair skin still made them quite conspicuous and frightening.

"What happened to these injuries on your body?"

As soon as Gao Yan asked the question, he guessed the reason.

"Was it when you were in the opera troupe that you were beaten up?"

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